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Example 1

The teacher divided half of a circular sheet of paper into three
equal pieces and shared them equally with three pupils. What
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fraction of the whole circular sheet did each pupil get?

Steps

1. The problem description can be written using numbers
and the division symbol as follows:
1 ÷ = 3
2

2. If half of a piece of paper is

divided into three equal parts,
there will be a total of six pieces.

3. One piece out of 6 in the fraction
1
1
is written as . Thus, 1 ÷ = 3 .
6 2 6
1
Therefore, each pupil got of the circular sheet.
6

Alternative solution

3
1. Convert 3 into a fraction, .
1
2. Change the denominator to the numerator and the

1
numerator to the denominator, .
3
1 1 1
3. Multiply: × = .
2 3 6
1
Therefore, each pupil got of the whole circular sheet.
6

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